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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Village of
4 Manhattan's Deputy Fire Chief William Chellios on the occasion
5 of his retirement; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Chellios has served the Manhattan
7 Fire Department for 46 years, beginning his career in 1961; he
8 climbed the department's ranks over the years, serving as a
9 firefighter, engineer, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief,
10 and retiring as deputy chief on June 30, 2007; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Chellios was recognized as the
12 Manhattan Fire Department's officer of the year in 1977, 1984,
13 1985, and 1997; and
 
14     WHEREAS, During his retirement, Deputy Chief Chellios
15 plans on gardening and spending time with his wife of 50 years,
16 Donna, his son, Mark, and his grandchildren, Lindsay and Kyle;
17 therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate Deputy Chief William Chellios on the occasion of
21 his retirement and thank him for his many years of service to

 

 

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1 the citizens of Manhattan; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Deputy Chief William Chellios as an expression of
4 our esteem and with our best wishes for a relaxing retirement.